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Employees work on the Hitachi Intercity Express Programme train (IEP) production line at Hitachi's manufacturing plant in Newyton Aycliffe, north-east England, on December 9, 2016, following a press event for the launch of the first train.
Hitachi are set to build 122 tains to replace the current trains on the Great Western and East Coast rail networks. / AFP PHOTO / SCOTT HEPPELLSCOTT HEPPELL/AFP/Getty Images